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Village Lane Series #4 - Lemondrop Witbier

182 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Buckeye780
Hop Utilization: 95.9693%
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 10th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Briess - White Wheat Raw7 lb White Wheat Raw $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34.5 2 60.9%
3 lb Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)3 lb Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L) $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		35 1.6 26.1%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 2.2 8.7%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 1.8 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Lemondrop0.7 oz Lemondrop Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.6 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 12.15 70%
0.30 oz Lemondrop0.3 oz Lemondrop Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.6 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 1.04 30%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Epsom Salt $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Lactic acid $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 oz Bitter Orange Peel $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		Flavor Mash 10 min.
1 oz Coriander Seed $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		Spice Mash 10 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		Other Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WIT BELGIAN WIT-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 60 6 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.1 qt Strike 160 °F 150 °F 60 min
13.6 qt Batch Sparge -- 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.95 19.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.2 g | 16.8 qt) 3.66 14.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.69 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew day 6/16/2025

Starting mash temp = 145
Added 1.5 qt of boiling water to bring temp to 148

OG = 1.039
FG = 1.006
ABV = 4.5%

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